Combining
celebrity impressions with his outrageous comedy style, the incomparable
Daryl Nitz
creates what Cabaret Hotline hails as “a blockbuster evening of
entertainment.” Amazing and amusing audiences with over 30 celebrity
voices, Daryl’s outrageous musical antics and impressions have been featured
on WGN-TV, NBC-5 and CLTV-Metromix. One never knows who will take the stage
once Daryl opens his mouth: Louis Armstrong, Dean Martin, Neil Diamond,
Harry Connick Jr., Carol Channing, Eartha Kitt, Katharine Hepburn, "Edith
Bunker" and even Flip Wilson's "Geraldine"! With his amazing three-octave range, Daryl
effortlessly can switch from Frank Sinatra to Sarah Vaughn or Bob Dylan to Eartha Kitt. And if that’s not enough, his dead-on Billie Holiday leaves
audiences convinced he is channeling her!

Called a “Rat Pack Man for the New Millenium,” Daryl is a master showman
who recalls the glory days of the “supper club era.” One of Chicagoland’s
most-sought after nightclub performers, Nitz has performed at the Park West,
the Royal George, Steppenwolf Theater, Naperville’s Crossroads Theater, The
Big House, Set ‘Em Up Joe’s, The Lakeshore Theater and The Mercury Theater.
He was also a featured performer at the first Chicago Cabaret Convention in
2002.

Daryl has been a staple of Chicago’s premiere cabaret club, Davenport’s
Piano Bar for the past thirteen years. His one-man shows, featured in their
cabaret room, have been performed to critical and audience acclaim. His
“Jazz Legends Live Show” was named “One of the Ten Best of the Year” by
Cabaret Scenes and After Dark Chicago. Along with his musical "Ed McMahon" and
partner in crime George Howe, Daryl performs every Saturday in the front
room, in what Cabaret Scenes Magazine calls “the best party in town.”

His homage to the glamour days of 1950’s Vegas nightclubs, the musical
series “Celebrity Supper Club” at The Big House, earned Daryl the title "Mr.
Entertainment" of Chicago and critical praise as he “revived the nightclub
era of Mister Kelly’s.”

A true renaissance artist, Daryl has also produced, directed and scripted
successful cabaret shows for many of Chicago’s top musical performers, as
well as the SRO theatrical production of “Explicit Lyrics,” which has played
at the Artistic Home Chicago and Bailiwick Theatre to rave reviews. In April
of 2004, at the Lakeshore Theater, he presented "Judy at Carnegie:
celebration of a legend" to critical acclaim.

Daryl Nitz is
truly a must-see performer who creates an unforgettable entertainment
experience, prompting the Daily Herald Newspaper to exclaim that “watching Daryl
Nitz perform is like watching a dozen different shows at once.”

Currently, Daryl is creating,
producing, and directing concert series at
Mayne Stage and for Kevin Moore
Presents. You can see these concerts all over town. Please check the
Performance Schedule for the most current updates.